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SirCharles wrote:
govettel wrote:Bottas Hamilton Accident - Who was at fault?
Racing incident, no drive thru, but if there is any fault Bottas wins

Yup. Pretty much this.

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Only a matter of time before F1 is prefixed by WT...

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Fifty Shades of Grey. Isn't that the UK weather forecast?

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... I wasn't suggesting he (Bottas) was going too fast, more that he shares the idea that the Merc's were slow through the first turn. Makes sense in my opinion. Rosberg would want to keep it slow into the apex to maximise exit speed and if Hamilton's own momentum were to be compromised as a result...

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Six pages and nobody has yet blamed Pastor...

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Twenty tears ago we would have laughed at the notion of the US moving towards greener technology. China is lagging behind and it is a massive producer of electricity so the stats will not look good. But I do not buy into that forecast charted above.

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Anything's possible. The Abu Dhabi dinosaur may have taken a road trip to Sakhir.

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In a wider context there is a global push to reduce carbon emissions. This is relevant not only to the automotive manufacturers but also to the grid suppliers / electricity generators. The argument that more coal will be used to generate extra electricity for the infrastructure to support electric ...

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F1 is supposedly viewed as the pinnacle of motor racing and at the forefront of technology. In more recent years it has made a point of using technology that would be relevant to road vehicles. To this end, hybridisation of the power units is the relevant path and reverting to NA engines would be vi...

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The gap was there and, from the overheads, it simply looked like two cars aiming for the same piece of tarmac. In other words, racing incident. Bottas' on-board does show him having to correct into the corner and that may well have been a contributory factor in the collision. Whether that's simple o...

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flyboy10 wrote:Please! What's the correct pronunciation of "Esteban"? I speak some Spanish and I'm pretty sure it's not the way this commentator pronounces it.

Bob

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1986 is one that springs to mind for me. Senna, Piquet, Mansell, Prost. Both Williams drivers taking points from each other in a superior car, leaving Prost ever in contention to pounce in that final race where Mansell had a blowout and Piquet was called in to change tyres as a precaution.

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Well, I feel that if 2016 elimination qualifying is mentioned, 2005 aggregate time qualifying should get a mention too. A system so awful not even all F1 enthusiasts on this forum remember because it was dropped after a few races as well. Above tops are all good, except two things I don't really ag...

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It's difficult to prove / disprove either argument. That fact that what it actually meant is largely incidental to the actual fallout from it does not dismiss it from debate. I say this as someone who was immediately - and instinctively - sceptical about Fiki's case. I won't say that I have been won...

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Wow.

Why not just forget driving the cars in Q3 and have the drivers play rock-paper-scissors in a KO format for pole..?

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As a few posters mention - it's a sign of an evolving world. I recall having a TV we used to have to tune to change channel - and there were a choice of three. F1 was available then. I'll be one of those who chooses not to subscribe to Sky (I'm with BT and have the sports package, so I still get to ...

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Source: Sky Sports

Look at what that car has done to my deckchair..!

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Moto2 > Moto3 > MotoGP for me this weekend. Moto2 was an absolutely mad race with a number of riders making a jumpstart, then being penalized at various stages in the race. Rins carved through the field and returned to an incredible 8th. Although the different measures were weird - Morbidelli only ...

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mds wrote:The incident was classified as a racing incident so I'm sure this will fit the description of "being beyond the control of the team or driver".

Good - I find it hard to imagine Alonso, whilst flying upturned over the sand, thinking; Ooh, must protect the gearbox...

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Warheart01 wrote:Missleading title. There is no such team as Torro Rosso, you might mean Toro Rosso though?

Sorry, had to do it.

Get your head out of your Rs

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specdecible wrote:You should be able to finish the lap if you are on a hotlap, currently it's very anticlimactic.

That would add to the confusion, what with the lap here being close to 90 seconds anyway.
Not saying that I'm a fan of this format though..!

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Would be good to see if Dovi can mount a title push. Even better, more close racing at the front.

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Zoue wrote:Already? Sheesh...

Natch - thought exactly the same.

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ALESI wrote:That black bit at the back looks rubbish.

It's the rear wing. Quite critical, really...

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I know he has already been posted but... Red 5 - our Nige! My first hero of F1.

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Changing the subject from rear ends (though I do feel like one about now) I've managed to outdo myself in stupidness. In short - fell for someone (from the same running club I run with) when I am in no position to be getting involved with anybody. After a period of keeping quiet I came clean. Let's ...

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Probably too early to draw any hard and fast conclusions for now, but I'm putting my penny's' worth forward anyway! It has been stated that she was taking whatever contains the now-banned substance for a medical condition so I'm prepared to concede that it may well have mitigated a performance disad...

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From what I read it's a dream pairing: one bringing consistency, one grabbing the odd headline.

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Herb wrote:It's done.
http://beta.autosport.com/news/report.p ... reen-light

A cunning stunt - shoehorned in by a group that may be described as stunning... people.

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Only a concept. Flush in the pan.

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Because this is not the sixties.

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There is an inherent risk with starting further down the grid in the interaction with others when racing and the possibility of an incident which will compromise (or end!) one's race. If the grid is to be reversed, or partially reversed, the idea mooted earlier about awarding points for positions ga...

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You want a perfect qualifying format? Here you are: Q1 - 10 minutes - only 10 fastest cars go to Q2 Q2 - 5 minutes - only 5 fastest cars go to Q3 Q3 - 5 minutes - the remaining 5 cars fight for pole! Believe me, none will park his car in the garage for too long. Is giving us fans less is what we re...

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Yes that seems positive. Anything about straightline speed? not good news for straight line speed. According to and article I read (and I'm struggle to find where it was to quote it) they look like they are only behind Mercedes in sectors 2 and 3, but are the slowest at the the start/finish line sp...

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In essence, it's less about the quali format itself but more about the gap between teams.

If you really want to be outlandish, scrap qualifying altogether and invest in circuits that have a start / finish straight wide enough to accommodate up to 26 cars side-by-side. That would be fun.

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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many complications in this.

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- Formula 1 would become much more entertaining. Every season would be like the first half of 2012. The reason to why F1 has been so dreadful in the past 3 years is precisely because one team has been dominant. F1 has been this way since 2009, not only the past 3 years. In 2010 and 2012 when a RB a...

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Why I did not choose a career in the catering industry... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z8-DpGArIrEi3e5_XZnHSRcTktw5OVN-_LMxNR5-GXPVhGhpSPXYKkzhJuUf0TWr9F4tYDhSCEVApHM6iGaEXVNpdK-dIr-IMidgqixIXAx7uljhyEXyHRmRyBULDdgfZkuybedkuH9D1vXtq9VGIhqB6EkeAkfaj1zMGOUeEPqqWjeOZZmAGG7z8b26-ebLoC4wCYL7DrYmDMWq...

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Too many on there I simply have not seen first-hand. I plumped for just one choice on that basis: Jean Alesi. Was so thrilled after he finally picked up a GP win!

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A few alternate choices...

Qualifying Pace - Jarno Trulli
Race Pace - Juan-Pablo Montoya

Race Craft - Nigel Mansell
Tyre Management - Sergio Perez

Wet Weather - Rubens Barichello
Changing Conditions - Jenson Button

Adaptability - Lewis Hamilton
Consistency - Alain Prost

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